Sunday, December 25, 2016

Transgender Bathroom

President Obama has sent a notification to all the States that public* schools should allow transgender students to use bathrooms (restrooms) matching their gender identity. In other words if a boy thinks he is a girl in his mind he should be allowed to use the girls bathroom. And vice versa. The officials say a student's gender identity as the student's sex for the purpose of enforcing this guidance.

It is only a “guidance” and not a “law”. In other words if you do not comply with the guidance, funding for your school will be cut off.

Mr. Obama wants to make sure transgender students enjoy a supportive and nondiscriminatory school environment. Many states are objecting to this. But LGBT groups praised this announcement. What if a creep posing as a transgender enters a girls bathroom?

Someone has filed a case in the Supreme Court and it has taken up this case for hearing,

President Kennedy wanted to put a man on the moon.

President Obama put a man in the girls bathroom.

* In USA, public schools mean government schools that operate from money received from the government,

Thanks for your comments Sindhu. That is the point Sindhu. But this individual freedom has gone too far here. A transgender boy is physically not different from a boy. But in his mind, he is a girl and so afraid to go boys bathroom. President Obama wants to put this boy in a girls bathroom.

I am sure that there will b a lots of problem related to implementating rhe idea, also misuse of also... Where normal boys could use this guidance to enter into a boys washroom and vice versa... Having said that, I am glad that the government thought about it and are trying to take steps...

Perhaps the solution lies in providing couple of restrooms for only one person of any gender to get in and lock and withdrawing the notification. As of now, we have only male and female restrooms.The suggestion would remove the difficulty faced by some.

Thanks for your comments Mr. KP. Your idea is good. However, if government is trying to accommodate every individual's request, where is the end? For example, tomorrow, religious zealots may want separate bathrooms for them.

Transgenders are also human beings.Their needs should be properly acceded to.But as Satya said, possibility of misuse is there. A grownup boy may claim,"I have a girl's mind." And if any time he exhibits boyish nature again he may claim that things have changed in him.So better to have both the kinds of washrooms for both the types of transgenders. Interesting post indeed.

Thanks for your comments Sarala. Your idea is good. However, if government is trying to accommodate every individual's request, where is the end? For example, tomorrow, religious zealots may want separate bathrooms for them.

What you said is cent % correct,no doubt, but the Earth and resources belong to them also, a few have captured a major portion though. SG, I said so because transgenders may not be allowed by both male or female.